I was very pleased the other day to field a request from an audio podcaster to record my essay "The Next Ten Billion Years" for their YouTube channel. That was one of the most popular (and, let's be fair, most controversial) pieces from my former blog, The Archdruid Report; it's also perhaps the clearest exploration of the philosophy and cosmology undergirding my writing that I've yet managed. It was written in response to a piece from peak oil blogger and reliably interesting thinker Ugo Bardi, which you can read here; my essay can be read here, and the audio version -- which has just been released -- can be taken in here. Enjoy! 

Last week's Frugal Friday post only got 27 comments, and the one before that only got 18. That's below the threshold I'd set early on, to call for a review of the project. 

I can think of three options at this point: 

1) Close down the Frugal Friday posts on the assumption that they've basically fulfilled their purpose. 

2) Switch to a Frugal Ideas post once a month, to serve the same purpose with a little less work on my part and a higher likelihood of getting worthwhile discussions. 

3) Keep things going the way they've been. 

This is where I'd like your feedback, faithful readers. What would you prefer? Which of these options seems best to you -- or is there another option you'd prefer? Inquiring Druids want to know.